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Nintendo Entertainment System

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The Nintendo Entertainment System
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Creator(s) Nintendo
Release date(s) Japan July 15, 1983 (Family Computer)
NA October 18, 1985
Europe 1987
Australia 1987
Console chronology
First console Super Nintendo Entertainment System
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The Nintendo Entertainment System, often abbreviated as NES, is an 8-bit home video game console, and originally released as the Family Computer in Japan on July 15, 1983. It was later redesigned and released worldwide, first in North America on October 18, 1985, and in Europe and Australia in 1987. It is most notable for hosting the first games in now world-famous series such as Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda. Only a single Kirby game was developed for the console, Kirby's Adventure.

Kirby games[edit]

Other games featuring Kirby[edit]

Classic Edition[edit]

The NES Classic Edition.
The Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer.

The Nintendo Entertainment System Classic Edition, also known as Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo Entertainment System in European languages, shortened to NES Classic Edition or just NES Classic, is a standalone emulation device made to resemble a Nintendo Entertainment System which released in 2016. It emulates 30 pre-installed NES games, one of which is Kirby's Adventure.

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Names in other languages[edit]

Nintendo Entertainment System[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ファミリーコンピュータ
Famirī Konpyūta
ファミコン
Famikon
Family Computer
Famicom


Nintendo Entertainment System Classic Edition[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ニンテンドークラシックミニ ファミリーコンピュータ
Nintendō Kurashikku Mini Famirī Konpyūta
Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer


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